The Page Fence Giants: A History of Black Baseball's Pioneering Champions

The Page Fence Giants, an all-star black baseball club sponsored by a woven-wire fence company in Adrian, Michigan, graced the diamond in the 1890s. Formed through a partnership between black and white boosters, the team's respectable four-year run was an early integration success--before integration was phased out decades ahead of Jackie Robinson's 1947 debut, and the growing Jim Crow sentiment blocked the Page Fence Giant's best talent from the major leagues. This book tells the the story of a long-ignored team at the close of the 19th century, whose Hall of Famer second baseman Sol White was but one of their best players.

Author: Mitch Lutzke
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 04/20/2018
Pages: 274
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781476671659
ISBN10: 1476671656
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Baseball | History
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
- Biography & Autobiography | General

About the Author
Mitch Lutzke was an award-winning radio reporter before beginning his second career as a high school history teacher and coach in Michigan. He has had history themed articles published in newspapers, magazines, web pages and with SABR. He lives in Williamston, Michigan.